Laminin isoform distribution in the human optic nerve head

Experimental Eye Research

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 121-126

  Wang, Tsing Hong ^a   Lindsey, James D ^a   Weinreb, Robert N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LAMININ;

AGED; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CHEMISTRY; HUMAN; LETTER; MIDDLE AGED; OPTIC DISK;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; HUMANS; LAMININ; MIDDLE AGED; OPTIC DISK;

EID: 0029690232     PISSN: 00144835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/exer.1996.0014     Document Type: Editorial

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